When the success of Æneas depended on the favour of the queen upon whose coasts he was driven, his celestial protectress thought him not sufficiently secured against rejection by his piety or bravery, but decorated him for the interview with preternatural beauty.

ATHE'NA (Pallas) once meant "the air," but in Homer this goddess is the representative of civic prudence and military skill; the armed protectress of states and cities.

It will be observed, that in these Venetian examples St. Catherine, the beloved protectress of Venice, is seldom omitted.

dise, the next and the most natural result was, that she should be regarded as being in heaven the most powerful of intercessors, and on earth a most benign and ever-present protectress.

O how it shames me, goddess, to confess That with repugnance I perform these rites For thee, divine protectress!

Her charity was boundless; she was the especial protectress of orphan girls, and provided marriage portions for no less than 500 from her private purse.

To the sovereign of heaven, To the mother of the eternal world, To the Polar Star of Spain, To the faithful protectress of the Spanish nation, To the honour and glory of the most Holy Virgin Mary, For her benefit, and for the propagation of her worship, The company of comedians will this day give a representation of the comic piece called Manine.

With respect to the United Provinces she was a harsh protectress and a capricious ally.

" The Abbé de St. Germain, on ascertaining the terms offered to his royal protectress, earnestly urged her not to reject them.

Lippo will find an affectionate protectress in her who will be able to appreciate his little-recognized virtues.

In spite of the French occupations, from 1708 to 1756, in spite of the refusals with which Cardinal Fleury had but lately met their appeals, the Corsicans, newly risen against the oppression of Genoa, had sent a deputation to Versailles to demand the recognition of their republic, offering to pay the tribute but lately paid annually to their tyrannical protectress.